Gators Eat Rocks and Other Alligator Surprises

Our last trip to Louisiana included a visit to Gator Country in Natchitoches. We learned all about alligators including what they eat and how they live. Join us on this adventure and find out how strong their jaws are, why they eat rocks, how big they can get, their native habitat, and lots more about alligator biology and life cycles.
Alligator mississippiensis is the American alligator.
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Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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